What's included: Extensive primary source documents relating to American history, law and diplomacy. Uses Include: Search the Avalon Project for digital documents related to politics.
The Avalon Project will mount digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. It does not intend to mount only static text but rather to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.
What's included: Reports on current issues include issue overview, maps and graphs, pro-con arguments, chronology, interest group listings, and more. Uses include: Review full-text reports on hot topics for research papers.
Database covers the most important and controversial issues of the day. Contains the full text of CQ Researcher, a weekly publication. Each issue provides a comprehensive overview and background essay, data tables and graphs, chronology, pro-con starter, and list of major research and advocacy groups. Includes extensive lists of sources and hot-linked footnotes throughout.
What's included: American statistics and data visualization. Great for finding data on places, careers, education, and industries. Uses include: Exporting data, graphs, charts, and maps.
What's included: The home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Uses include: Using data, tools, resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
What's included: Journal articles stretching back more than 75 years in humanities, history, culture and the sciences. Uses include: Full-text books, scholarly articles, and conference proceedings focused on art-related topics.
What's included: Access to more than 100 books of fire codes and building standards from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and other federal agencies. Uses include: Study NFPA standards by location, amendment, rule, ordinance, and more.
What's included: Current news and journal articles on all branches of the military and government. Uses include: Review topics such as engineering, public affairs, public policy, international affairs, and countries of the world.
What's included: National and international news combined with strong regional coverage from 1985 to today (via Gale). Uses include: Find older issues of the New York Times for articles on various topics. For articles from 1923-1984 use ProQuest Historical Newspapers
What's included: Articles from more than 160 American and international regional newspapers. Uses include: Review updated TV and radio news transcripts and syndicated content.
What's included: Provides information on social issues from diverging points of view. Uses include: Utilize featured issues to explore multiple topics for research starters.
What's included: Reported crime statistics by locality (city, county), state, and nation from the U.S. Department of Justice. Uses include: Resource guides for crime statistics, claim forms, and toolkits for roundtables.